Posts from Awesome Folks #76

A weekly round up of blog posts I've been reading

Emily Webber
September 15, 2023

Hello folks,

This week, I have been at Lean Agile Scotland, enjoying all the talks and socialising that go along with a conference.

All conferences have emerging themes which show what’s on the collective mind. This year, they include some that I’ve seen at recent more technical conferences, like Domain Driven Design, Wardly Mapping and Team Topologies (see this talk by Susanne Kaiser from Craft Conf for how they can work together). Service Design has made an appearance, including a great end note from Sarah Drummond, all of which fits into a wider theme of collaboration and context.

Enjoy this week’s posts and happy Friday

Emily

People and Culture

13 Characteristics To Create A Sustainable, High-Performance Culture

By Liz Lockhart Lance

Best practices to create a sustainable high-performance culture that ensures organizational alignment and maximizes productivity.

peoplemanagingpeople.com/culture/workplace/performance-culture

Organisations and Systems

Analysing, Deciding Doing: How to develop and execute an effective strategy

By Anna Shipman

When I first starting working on strategy, the question I had was ‘how do you actually do it?’. Since then, having read a lot, been on some courses and practiced a lot, I now have a better idea; and the purpose of this talk was to share what I myself would have wanted to know when starting out.

www.annashipman.co.uk/jfdi/analysing-deciding-doing.html

Interview with Matthew Skelton co-author of “Team Topologies” - Crisp's Blog

By Tomas Björkholm

I had the great pleasure of meeting Matthew Skelton for an interview about his view on complexity. In this interview, Matthew discusses the different types of complexity and how leaders can maneuver…

blog.crisp.se/2023/09/08/tomasbjorkholm/interview-with-matthew-skelton-co-author-of-team-topologies

Is Organizational Hierarchy Getting in the Way of Innovation?

By Kaihan Krippendorff and Claudio Garcia

Technological advances and increasingly sophisticated ways of gathering and analyzing data are changing both the kinds of products and services companies can offer and are increasing competitive pressures. To meet the moment, this article argues that organizations may need to change the way they operate to innovate.

hbr.org/2023/09/is-organizational-hierarchy-getting-in-the-way-of-innovation

Outcomes and Objectives

Balancing long-term metrics and OKRs using the Product Strategy Metrics Sandwich by Tim Herbig

By Nishrath A

In this ProductTank Heidelberg Talk, Tim Herbig, a product management coach and consultant, provides a sandwich model to implement product strategy effectively.

www.mindtheproduct.com/balancing-long-term-metrics-and-okrs-using-the-product-strategy-metrics-sandwich-by-tim-herbig

The Corporate Rebels Handbook: Goal-Setting (and Celebrating…

By Pim de Morree

This post is part of an ongoing series that gives you an insider’s look at the Corporate Rebels company handbook. If you’re new to this series, we suggest reading the quick intro post that explains why we’re doing this—and what to expect. In today’s post: how we set goals and celebrate success.

www.corporate-rebels.com/blog/the-corporate-rebels-handbook-goal-setting-and-celebrating-successes

What Makes a Great Corporate Purpose Statement

By Catherine Bailey, Catherine Tilley, and Anna Lelia Sandoghdar

Having a well-crafted purpose statement really matters. Not only does it represent the organization’s aspirations, it also sends signals to employees about what the company stands for. It is the vital first step on the road to actually embedding and activating an authentic purpose. Yet leaders often struggle to articulate an appropriate and inspiring purpose statement due to a lack of guidance concerning the focus, scope, and form of expression they should aim for.

hbr.org/2023/09/what-makes-a-great-corporate-purpose-statement